There were a few seconds of silence.
—We found a substance that shouldn’t be in a drink for everyday consumption. It can cause intense drowsiness, dizziness, confusion, and, depending on the amount and duration of exposure, much more serious problems.
I was speechless.
He had been drinking that concoction for six years.
Six years trusting the man who slept next to me.
“Is it poisonous?” I finally asked.
—Not exactly. But it is a substance that can be used to sedate. The most worrying thing is that the amount found doesn’t seem accidental.
I felt a chill.
Then I remembered all those nights when Ethan insisted that I finish the glass.
I remembered the times I had woken up groggy.
The small lapses of memory that I used to attribute to age.
The days when I felt inexplicably exhausted.
And, above all, I remembered a conversation from months ago.
Ethan had asked me, almost casually:
—Honey, have you ever thought about updating your will?
At that moment I had laughed.
-Because?
—Because you never know what might happen.
